Sri Lanka, Nov. 17 -- Sri Lanka Police have issued a statement regarding video footage showing unrest connected to the removal of a Buddha statue from the premises of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Viharaya in Trincomalee.

According to the statement issued by Police, following the incident, fabricated stories are being circulated widely on various media platforms. The media statement was issued to clarify the accurate account of the incident.

The statement also notes that Sri Lanka Police observed a potential for tensions between communities arising from this incident.

Since the area concern represents all communities, if any individual had intentionally damaged the Buddha statue, it could have seriously threatened peace and coex...